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District of Andhra Pradesh

Palnadu District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 22.12 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

22,12,000 2.21 million 1 March 2026

Palnadu district's population is estimated at ≈22.12 lakh (22,12,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 20,41,723 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Andhra Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Palnadu district

Census 2011
20,41,723
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 22.12 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,58,551

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
15,83,172

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 22.12 lakh 22,12,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
20.42 lakh 20,41,723 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 366per km² 2011
Sex ratio
994 Andhra Pradesh: 997
Child sex ratio (0–6)
937 Andhra Pradesh: 944
Literacy rate
59.8% Male 69.3% · Female 50.4%
Urban share
22.5% Andhra Pradesh: 29.5%
Growth 2001–11
+9.5% Andhra Pradesh: +9.2%
Area
≈ 5,574km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
5.23 lakh 3.9 people per household
Villages
361 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Palnadu: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
22 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199117,15,564
200118,65,167
201120,41,723
2016 *21,14,000
2021 *21,74,000
2026 *22,12,000
2031 *22,32,000
2036 *22,36,000

* Estimate

How Palnadu's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Palnadu's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Narasaraopet2,11,94810.4%98272.1%55.4%
2 Chilakaluripet H/O.Purushotha Patnam1,53,6297.5%101768.4%66.0%
3 Sattenapalle1,30,6086.4%101763.4%43.4%
4 Piduguralla1,22,3196.0%99462.5%51.6%
5 Macherla1,13,0485.5%97863.1%50.7%
6 Vinukonda1,12,4985.5%98861.0%55.6%
7 Dachepalle75,2333.7%100058.7%0.0%
8 Nadendla68,9783.4%97261.7%0.0%
9 Amaravathi66,2773.2%102663.2%0.0%
10 Gurazala66,0703.2%100556.5%0.0%
11 Nekarikallu63,3493.1%98656.6%0.0%
12 Rompicherla62,0603.0%99255.5%0.0%
13 Atchampet58,4472.9%96553.3%0.0%
14 Bollapalle58,0862.8%98640.7%0.0%
15 Edlapadu56,3212.8%99663.7%0.0%
16 Krosuru56,3082.8%99655.3%0.0%
17 Nuzendla52,8532.6%101747.2%0.0%
18 Machavaram52,4692.6%98854.9%0.0%
19 Karempudi52,3672.6%97456.1%0.0%
20 Pedakurapadu50,0302.5%99962.8%0.0%
21 Rentachintala49,8272.4%98854.2%0.0%
22 Durgi49,0592.4%99753.0%0.0%
23 Veldurthi49,0542.4%99347.0%0.0%
24 Ipur46,7142.3%99052.1%0.0%
25 Rajupalem45,2132.2%100155.2%0.0%
26 Muppalla42,5092.1%99758.8%0.0%
27 Bellamkonda38,4551.9%97552.9%0.0%
28 Savalyapuram H/O Kanamarlapudi37,9941.9%98351.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Palnadu (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Palnadu (Census 2011)
  1. Narasaraopet 1,17,489
  2. Chilakaluripet 1,01,398
  3. Piduguralla 63,103
  4. Vinukonda 62,550
  5. Macherla 57,290
  6. Sattenapalle 56,721

How people in Palnadu worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

16.6%

Agricultural labourers

58.5%

Household industry

1.2%

Other work

23.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 52.8%.

Age structure of Palnadu

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Palnadu
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-473,26469,359
5-985,62580,457
10-1496,31390,153
15-1999,59693,259
20-2498,4051,01,639
25-2993,82697,259
30-3479,24978,257
35-3976,70082,833
40-4469,09666,036
45-4960,19160,668
50-5449,93246,920
55-5935,52839,872
60-6436,66642,573
65-6925,82229,307
70-7420,93921,537
75-798,6169,172
80+8,78612,165
Children (0–14)
24.3%
Andhra Pradesh 25.3%
Working age (15–59)
65.2%
Andhra Pradesh 64.5%
Older people (60+)
10.6%
Andhra Pradesh 10.2%
Median age
28.5years
Andhra Pradesh 28.1
Dependency ratio
44.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Andhra Pradesh 46.0

Languages spoken in Palnadu

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 25 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Palnadu
  1. Telugu 87.1%
  2. Urdu 9.9%
  3. Hindi 2.5%
  4. Tamil 0.2%
  5. Odia 0.1%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Kannada 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu87.1%
  2. Urdu9.9%
  3. Sugali1.9%
  4. Lamani/Lambadi0.5%
  5. Yerukala/Yerukula0.1%
  6. Hindi0.1%
  7. Odia0.1%
  8. Tamil0.1%

Housing and amenities in Palnadu

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 89.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 91.8%

  • Tap water 52.2%

    Andhra Pradesh 65.5%

  • Water source within premises 25.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 34.1%

  • Toilet within premises 45.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 45.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 53.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • Bathing area within premises 63.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 64.7%

  • Closed drainage 9.2%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.5%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 40.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 33.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 56.2%

    Andhra Pradesh 62.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 50.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 52.5%

  • Television 60.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 57.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 12.0%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.9%

  • Computer or laptop 4.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 6.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 0.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 1.4%

  • Use banking services 47.2%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 23.0%

    Andhra Pradesh 21.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 81.4%

    Andhra Pradesh 79.9%

  • Rent their home 16.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 18.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 77.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 73.1%

  • House in good condition 65.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 70.6%

  • Concrete roof 55.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 50.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 10.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 46.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 57.2%

    Andhra Pradesh 49.6%

Andhra Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Palnadu district held 4.1% of Andhra Pradesh's population in 2011, 11th of 28 districts.
  • Literacy is 59.8%, 7.6 points below the Andhra Pradesh average of 67.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 69.3% of men but only 50.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 22.5% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Andhra Pradesh as a whole (29.5%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈22.12 lakh, implies growth of about 8% since 2011; it is tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Narasaraopet, had 1.17 lakh people in 2011, 5.8% of the district.

How this district was formed

Palnadu covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Guntur (2011) 100.0% of this district
    41.8% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Andhra Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Palnadu, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Palnadu (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Palnadu (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareAndhra Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 17,70,900 86.7% 90.9%
Muslim ≈ 2,30,800 11.3% 7.3%
Christian ≈ 32,500 1.6% 1.4%
Sikh ≈ 300 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 200 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 6,900 0.3% 0.3%
Total20,41,723100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Palnadu district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈22,12,000 (22.12 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Palnadu's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Andhra Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,41,723.

What was the population of Palnadu district in Census 2011?
20,41,723: 10,24,016 males and 10,17,707 females, of whom 4,58,551 lived in towns and 15,83,172 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Palnadu?
Literacy was 59.8% in 2011 (men 69.3%, women 50.4%). The sex ratio was 994 females per 1,000 males, and 937 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Palnadu district?
Narasaraopet, with 1,17,489 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Palnadu district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 361 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Andhra Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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